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Probe Megawati's role in BLBI case: NGO

Jakarta Post - March 2, 2015

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Jakarta – The Indonesian Forum for Budget Transparency (FITRA) has urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to investigate the controversial decision of former president Megawati Soekarnoputri in the 2002 Bank Indonesia liquidity support (BLBI) case.

"It is ironic that Megawati issued a presidential instruction, freeing recipients of the funds from the obligation to fully repay their debts. [Investigation into] these five recipients must be completed," FITRA secretary-general Yenny Sucipto said in a press conference in Jakarta on Sunday, as quoted by kompas.com.

Through the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 8/2002, Megawati regulated the "release and discharge" of recipients of the 702 trillion BLBI fund to pay their debts. The debtors include the Salim Group of Bank Central Asia (BCA), Sjamsul Nursalim of Bank Dagang Negara Indonesia (BDNI), M. Hasan of Bank Umum Nasional (BUN), Sudwikatmono of Bank Surya and Ibrahim Risjad of RSI Bank.

Fitra hopes Jokowi will examine the decree and order the Supreme Audit Agency (BPK) and the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (PPATK) to audit the BLBI funds disbursement.

"Jokowi needs to have courage. I believe that Jokowi is consistent. He must be ready to uphold the law," Yenny added.

Source: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/03/02/national-scene-probe-megawati-s-role-blbi-case-ngo.html.